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By Senators Latvala and King
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the Hurricane Loss
3 Mitigation Program; amending s. 215.559, F.S.;
4 providing an annual appropriation from the
5 Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund to the
6 Department of Insurance for purposes of the
7 program; requiring the department to contract
8 with a state institution of higher learning to
9 administer the program; removing the limitation
10 on the amount of funds to be used for programs
11 to improve the wind resistance of specified
12 residences and structures; providing additional
13 programs; specifying the amount of the
14 appropriation to be used to inspect and improve
15 tie-downs for manufactured/mobile homes;
16 eliminating funding for retrofitting existing
17 facilities used as public hurricane shelters;
18 authorizing the administering entity to enter
19 into a multi-year agreement; requiring the
20 entity to monitor the performance criteria
21 under the agreement and issue a report;
22 providing an effective date.
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24 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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26 Section 1. Section 215.559, Florida Statutes, is
27 amended to read:
28 215.559 Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program.--
29 (1) There is created a Hurricane Loss Mitigation
30 Program. The Legislature shall annually appropriate $10
31 million of the moneys authorized for appropriation under s.
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1 215.555(7)(c) from the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund to
2 the Department of Insurance Community Affairs for the purposes
3 set forth in this section. Within 30 days after the effective
4 date of that appropriation, the department shall contract with
5 a public higher educational institution in this state which
6 has previous experience administering the programs set forth
7 in subsection (2) to serve as administrative entity and fiscal
8 agent pursuant to s. 216.346 for the purpose of administering
9 the programs set forth in this section in accordance with
10 established policy and procedures.
11 (2)(a) The Seven million dollars in funds provided in
12 subsection (1) shall be used for programs to improve the wind
13 resistance of conventionally built residences and
14 manufactured/mobile mobile homes, including loans, subsidies,
15 grants, demonstration projects, and direct assistance; for
16 cooperative programs with local governments and the Federal
17 Government; to work with local governments to eliminate the
18 barriers to upgrading existing homes and communities, both
19 conventional and manufactured/mobile; to research and develop
20 a program for the recycling of existing, older homes; and to
21 pay for the cost to administer the programs set forth in this
22 section and other efforts to prevent or reduce losses or
23 reduce the cost of rebuilding after a disaster.
24 (b) At least 40 percent of the total annual
25 appropriation must be used to inspect and improve tie-downs
26 for manufactured/mobile homes. Three million dollars in funds
27 provided in subsection (1) shall be used to retrofit existing
28 facilities used as public hurricane shelters. The department
29 must prioritize the use of these funds for projects included
30 in the September 1, 2000, version of the Shelter Retrofit
31 Report prepared in accordance with s. 252.385(3), and each
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1 annual report thereafter. The department must give funding
2 priority to projects in regional planning council regions that
3 have shelter deficits and to projects that maximize use of
4 state funds.
5 (3) Subject to an annual appropriation by the
6 Legislature and consistent with any modifications in
7 accordance with chapter 216, the administering entity, after
8 an initial competitive-bid process, may enter into a
9 multi-year agreement for a term not to exceed 5 years which is
10 renewable annually thereafter for a period not to exceed the
11 original contract length. At least 40 percent of the total
12 appropriation for loans, subsidies, grants, demonstration
13 projects, and direct assistance for the first year of the
14 programs shall be used for mobile homes, including programs to
15 inspect and improve tie-downs, construct and provide safety
16 structures, and provide other means to reduce losses. In the
17 second year of the programs, at least 30 percent of the total
18 appropriation shall be used for mobile homes, and thereafter
19 at least 20 percent shall be used for such purposes.
20 (4) The administrative entity shall monitor the
21 performance criteria under this agreement and submit an annual
22 report to the department for dissemination to the Legislature.
23 Of moneys provided to the Department of Community Affairs, 10
24 percent shall be allocated to the Operations and Maintenance
25 Trust Fund in the general office of the Board of Regents, to
26 be used by the Type I Center within the State University
27 System dedicated to hurricane research, to support programs of
28 research and development relating to hurricane loss reduction
29 devices and techniques for residences and mobile homes and
30 relating to the development of credible data on potential loss
31 reductions. The State University System shall consult with the
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1 Department of Community Affairs and assist the department with
2 the report required under subsection (7).
3 (5) The Department of Community Affairs shall develop
4 the programs in consultation with an advisory council
5 appointed by the secretary consisting of a representative of
6 the Department of Insurance, a representative of home
7 builders, a representative of insurance companies, a
8 representative of the Federation of Mobile Home Owners, a
9 representative of the Florida Association of Counties, and a
10 representative of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association
11 who is a mobile home manufacturer or supplier.
12 (6) Moneys provided to the Department of Community
13 Affairs under this section are intended to supplement other
14 funding sources of the Department of Community Affairs and may
15 not supplant other funding sources of the Department of
16 Community Affairs.
17 (7) On January 1st of 2001 and 2002, the Department of
18 Community Affairs shall provide a full report and accounting
19 of activities under this section and an evaluation of such
20 activities to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
21 President of the Senate, and the Majority and Minority Leaders
22 of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
23 (8) This section is repealed June 30, 2002.
24 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.
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2 SENATE SUMMARY
3 Provides an annual appropriation from the Florida
Hurricane Catastrophe Fund to the Department of Insurance
4 for purposes of the Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program.
Requires the department to contract with a state
5 institution of higher learning that has previous
experience to administer the program. Removes the
6 limitation on the amount of funds to be used for programs
to improve the wind resistance of conventionally built
7 residences and manufactured/mobile homes. Provides
additional programs. Specifies the amount of the
8 appropriation to be used to inspect and improve tie-downs
for manufactured/mobile homes. Eliminates funding for
9 retrofitting existing facilities used as public hurricane
shelters. Authorizes the administering entity to enter
10 into a multi-year agreement. Requires the entity to
monitor the performance criteria under the agreement and
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